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The Washington critic., 1887-12-29

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A large Treutisc on Discusses Of Womun
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The Washington critic., 1887-12-29

Even If we are not smart, we know whab
to do when troubled with cough or cold.
We take % cents and buy u bottle OF DR..
liUiis Cough Syrup.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13

fatally injured by a falling derrick, and =
pipe man, VIM Barber, had log crushed
Geo. Gcnsler, GA years old, was found
murdered in his restaurant in Minneapolis
early this week. The mans head was crushed
in with IN axe while asleep
The Athens court martial sentenced to
death three officers, for treachery in having
surrendered to the Turks during the frontier
fighting, and acquitted five others charged
with the same offense.
"A Savannah special says: The British
steamship Bon Hope, from Vera Cruz for New
York, burned thirty miles off Tybee island
recently. The officers and crew we're rescued
and brought to Savannah The cargo consist
ed of liz, 600 gallons Of crude petroleum. The
origin of the fire is unknown. and spread so
rapidly the crew was barely able to take to
the boats. The steamer was valued at $780,
600. The loss on the cargo is unknown
The Duke of Portland's Ayrshire resi-
dence has been destroyed by fire.
The business quarter Of Sylvania, Ohio
was recently destroyed by fire. The loss is
$4,000.
The grand jury Of Kane County, Illinois,
has indicted Arthur Terry, of Aurora for the
murder of his wife by poison
"A 100000 loss was occasioned to Hersey &
Beams lumber yard in St Paul by recent
fire. The insurance was light
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13
The Significance of til. I,ct,..r

Washington special to Chicago 1imes1
The significance of the Presidents letter
to Secretary Lamar is increased by the cir
cumstanees OF its publication. The Secre-
tary left here for Charleston Monday morn
ing, and he has not returned He is ex-
pected back Oh Monday. The letter is
dated last Monday, and was given to the press
last night, SO that the President wrote the
letter and made it public while the Secreta-
ry was absent, and the Secretary didno see
the residents letter to him until it was
published in all the papers. By piv;ns
this letter to the public before the Secre,
tary saw it the President made the snub ad.
ministered to the Secretary as severe as
possible. There is some curiosity to see
how Mr.. Lamar will take it. ~ wv
People who have paid attention 10 public
iana matters, recognize that an emergency
e existed which called for just such action rs
the President had the nerve and sense to
take. eH'o W
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13
CLEVELAND AND IS.
Senator Vest Details His Convers!no
the President ON the Subject

Senator Vest Details His Conversat'o
the President ON the Subject
Senator Vest, of Missouri, when
by New York reporter whether o, PHI
has been alleged, he was the ~
Senator" referred to in the dispattl!
ST. Louis Republican as the autkoil|
the statement that President CHI
would refuse second term, said:
No, sir never said SO. Inevef sa7
thlng that could reasonably be 'ohs.sI
any such meaning. Cleveland lieNe,
ne would not accept q denomination, @ sar
soon cause the publication of letter 81 Il
Aitcf strictly cross-examining mySei! az a"
ma recently said or done, l hit upon u =.
llatlon OF the matter, and I think ~ 10
one. was calling upon President Cle.rs1
ABOUT the state OF the Democratic pal' a,l
clared emphatically that the only NV n
ne mad was honestly and falthlutt! NJ
minister the affairs of the Government, ,il
people would elect any Democrat WIZ WY Ind Ind
nominated in 1875 He knew he hau
cused OF selfish motives, "but, he a nn,nt]
souid consult only my own persona, eo' ii
aeslres: | would lay down the of,1ce he
Geho Tomorrow" That is al " Val
wen, several weeks after that talA ,,ho
u small company OF Democrats, wit Sritl
mostly anti-Cleveland. They beg land um
Inc me resident for trying to secure NIB And And
ZION aud crafty selfish ambition .,..arlt
I heard this talk I declared it u l,r,i
nut foundation, and that Cleve." a,u
lively assured me he had no otter le we
Va being President than to couy
party and the country. He said II ~ nv vol
ztee to consult his own comfort 10 This
u0wn the office of President at once.. bs d
vi said aud ali have said about Wv
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

Senator H. Reagan, of Texas. favors
prohibition.
-Manton County, Mich, gave vote OF
5,941 against prohibition
Matthias Graef, of Lancaster, Pa, vet
eran of the war OF 1872 is dead
Clara Louise Kellogg, who is on concert
tour, always requests the ladies in her audi
ence to remove their hats
-Thenew Mayor of Chicago has received
5000 applications for Office
Mr.. Jordan, Treasurer of the United
States, has returned from Europe and re-
sumed his duties at the national capital
Mrs. Marguerite stearns Harrison, wife of
Carter H. Harrison, ex-Mayor of Chicago, died
last week.
The West Virginia Legislature will ballot
for Senator this week.
Queen Kapolinin and retinue, of the Sand
wich Islands, passed east on special car
from Salt Lake Saturday, headed for Chicago
VIM. Duff Haynie, of Illinois, has been
appointed chief clerk to the first assistant
postmaster general, vice James H. Mari, de-
ceased.
The rumor is denied that Crown Prince
Frederick Williams throat affection is of a
cancerous nature. The Crown Prince has
been greatly benefited by his visit to Ems.
During the visit of Queen of Saxony to
Brussels, a marriage was arranged between
Prince Baudouin, eldest son of the Count of
Flagders, and the nephew of King Leopold
and Princess Mathilda, eldest daughter of
Prince George, Duke of saxony, and niece of
King Albert L, of Saxony, on the Sd of June.
When Prince Baudouin will attain his major
ity, King Leopold Will proclaim him heir to
the throne of Belgium, with the title of Duke
of Brabant
Cooper Hewitt The eldestson of the Mayor
of New York, was recently married to Miss
Lucy Work
Peter Meyer, residing few miles north of
Madison, Wisconsin, has within few days
lost seven children by scarlet fever, Mrs
Meyer is likely to lose her reason.
The department of state is carefully con-
sidering the question of jurisdiction of the
United States over the Alaskan fur seal fish
cries. The vast Alaskan fisheries are thought
to be quite as important to this country as tho
Novia Scotia inshore fisheries, and the state
department is obliged to SO shape its construc-
ton OF the laws aud treaties as to preserve the
right of the United States to the exclusive en-
joyment of the Alaskan fisheries, while main
tanning the treaty rights of our fishermen in
North American waters
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13
GENERAL GRANTS EScL1
Mark Twain Defends the Hero
Matthew Arnol.l'S CriticiSu

Mark Twain Defends the Hero
Matthew Arnoli's Criticism
At the Army and Navy Clu'-'s
ton of General Grants birthday
ford, CT, Mark Twain delivered
lowing address, which brought d
house:
Twill Getain you with only just il
just IL few thousand words-anl
place to better mun-if he has been
Lately II great and honorsd author
Arnold, has been finding fault with
Grants English. That would be iar
may be-. if the examples of imlh1
glish averaged more instances to y
in General Grants Look than thoy id
Arnold's criticism upon the book,
don't. Laughter and applause. II 4
fair enough, may be, If such instan
commoner in General Grants buck 4
are in the works OF the average STANDARD
but they aren't. In truth, General Gra|
elections in the matter of grammar
struction are not more frequent than
derelictions i'll the works of majori.|
professional authors of our time anl
time-authors as exclusively and pains
trained to the literary trade MS was
Grant to the trade of war. In Mr.
paper on General Grants book we find !
of grammatical crimes and more thar
examples of crude and slovenly Ensl}
following passage is O fnir illustration:
Meade suggested to Grant that II
Tlsh to have immediately under him s,
He begged him not to hesitate if he til
for the good of the service. Grant ass (
that he had no thought Of moving him
his memoirs, after relating what had pa.
adds, etc.
ITO read that passage q couple of tim9
make o. man dizzy; to read it four time
make him drunk.
people may hunt out what lnicroscOpl
they please, but, after all, the fact relnd
cannot be dislodged that General Graz
is a grent and, in its peculiar department
and unapproachable literary mastery
their line there is no higher literature th1
modest, simple memoirs. Their styles
HAWKES., and no man can improve upon
great books arc weighed and measured
style and matter, not by the trimm1
standings OF their grammar. There is tn
the sur which makes us forget his IN
when we think of Gen. Grant our pulses
and his grammar vanishes; we only rel
That this is the simple soldier who, oil u
OF the sllken phrase-makers, linked W
eether With an art surprising the an
schools, and put into them something
Will still bring to American ears as
America shall last the roll of his Y
prulns and the tread Of his marching
ITumultuous applause
w hut do we c,lre for grammar when
OF the man that put together that thu1
phrase, Unconditional and INN edia;e
der, and those others. Il propose TO lA1
medlately upon your works, I propose
1t out on this line if it takes oil sulnme1
Ilause. Mr.. Arnold would doubtless ca
That last sentence is not strictly rrG!l1]
and yet, nevertheless, it did certainly
this nation rs u hundred million toy
1ourth-proof, hard boiled, hide-boun's y
from another mouth could not have 'o!1
finally, we have that gentler phrase..s1
which shows you another true side OF y
shows that in his soldier heart there ", !,
for other than CORY war notices, ana
tongue the gift to fifty praise them-'Less,
peace. Prolonged applause and GU
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13
THE NEWS.
items Of Interest From All Parts Of
the World.
THE FAR EAST

Cardinal Rampolla has been appointed
Papal Secretary of State, Monsignor Agliardi
Secretary of extraordinary ecclesiastical
AFFAIRS Monsignor RatelH papal nuncio at
Paris Monsignor Gilamberti nuncio at Vienna,
Monsignor Petro nuncio at Madrid, and Mon
| signor Schla nuncio at Munich. These ap-
| pointments will be confirmed at the consis-
tory this month
1t is officially stated that Germany has no
intention of proclaiming state of seige in
Aascs-L Lorraine.
| Gen. Sabetta, the new Italian commander
| at Massowah, has proclaimed q state of war in
Massowah and it's dependencies.
The leinency of the German government
is evidenced in the case of Lieut. Letellier,
who was caught at Carlsruhue having in his
possession plans of fortresse, and sketches,
and who was liberated after his guilt had besn
fully established. This course on tho part of
the government has been the rule towards
other Frenchmen, but further observance of
the rule, is impossible. The regret of the war
party is that Prince Bismarck means to raise
the final question now, the delaying of conflict
has enabled the French war department, dur
ing the past four months, to reform and i'm
| mensely strengthen their line of defense on
| the frontier. On the other hand, four months
ago the popular feeling was against war,
while now the balance of opinion throughout
Germany will be with Bismarck if war is de-
clared necessary. There has been continued
movement of troops in the frontier provinces,
but this is reported to BIO owing chiefly to the
new arrangements under the army bill.
The Hungarian primate is about to pre-
sent TO the Pope gold chalice equal in weight
to 250ducats.
Enterprise, a 3-year-old chestnut colt,
won the two thousand Guinea stakes at New
market, and placed himself in the lead for the
Derby.
The bills of Watson Medill g. Co., corn
flour and seed factors, of London, have been
returned protested. Liabilities, 100000.
"A colossal system of robbery, by means
of prepared cards, by which the proprietors OF
tables lost ZIG, 900, has just been discovered
at Monte G rlo
The Russian government forbade some of
its subjects from sending sword of honor
to General Boulanger, for fear of erroneous
| differences.
The trial of nine men and three women,
mostly young students. charged with COM
plicity in recent attempt to kill the Gar, has
commenced with closed doors. Even relatives
of the accused have been excluded. 1t is sat
ed that the accused have confessed 1t is said
that the Gear would have been killed recently
if he had taken his usual carriage drive. The
plot leaked out through information given by
the landlady of house where some of the stu
dents boarded. The women to be put on trial
have been allowed to consult lawyers
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13
GRANTS MEMORY
It Is Commemorated BY hi, A,
Pittsburgh and otbs. wy
Places.
Mark Twain scathingly cr;,,.,
Critics Of the Gencr,"%''
Grammar,

The Americas Club Of pit,sh.
memorated the sixty-f til ANU.
Gen. Grants birth by banona,N1 s
Monongahela House of tu lueu ~
tables in the banquet hall wer s a sl'!
MS to make the initials ~ an
were deliberately decorated IA NJ.
pieces containing the initial le, sna
deceased Presidents name ana
1922 1887. Gov. Foraker occn uaa
assigned Gen. Grant on the oee r,sa
RECEIPT on given to Linn on his , rs,S
his trip around the world. Aft .us
had been cleared Governor Eas
introduced and responded to ,ba q
S. Grant" He sketched ~
the General from early mapho.,
close of his honorable career.
"'rhnt he was not third time COLL
Presidency" said Gov. Foraker t 1a
considerations that had no relatio, va va
linn personally. On the contrurv i. WI
more securely intrenched in the NJ ans
iii. American y ople than he VINE S4 y
moment Wien the historic fight of W ~
i:erlnine followers ended in defen, w lug
1t seemed rs though he comb at
sihlv do anyth .,a moro to in,.s
esteem and uhcctionate repan,
lie WAS held, but he could AN,
He was unwitoinsly involved md ors,
by financial snster, and rract 'caT
st,ne time smitt IN by fatui inalaI"
conaueiab'e character OF his .,atnre :.
more clearly dcmonstrat, I'd tlan tho,
be dii,cult tn oNaggeratc the hero.
and true Christina patience he disnl",]
pathetic, unequal, but successful strn
ol.owed. Job cried oat i'll his Im1
nnd said, Oh! that mine adversary }
ten DO ok, rs il thut were. us Il ~. <
tne most surely futal undortakiu.
nary II an can assume. Gen. Grant ~
was to write u book. He Lad - ,;nn
pose to serve. He sought net owl.
his recollection OF tho great events =;
he hai been identified, but also ~
u.liast wtns for the faithful INA
companion OF his life and partner al nj
n'.d SORROWS. 1t has been graphirrill
some one thut rs LIE sat ut one sidc Of
writing, Death So Mt the opposite
tiently waiting nnd watching.
Without tremor or Il Murmur N
himself TO his labor of love. A merciI
Gence heightened his DAYS and !,
strength until the last line and wori
written. and his heart had been r}gll
the assurance that both his purposas
accomplished, and then, as gently nj
night, he passed into eternity
Roscoe Conklng sent letter Of \
vi ich he said:
To Jon i'll pnying honor to the msmi
nun s, ilustrioas and SO true 70 hi
und triends, SO firm set, SO cain and
under calu my, suffering, and sorrow.
mourpful and gra eful privilege Il
ut home in doing SO with those who nd
for the glorifcnticn of his denth to ii
the rugged grandeur OF Grant or the +
his purposes. and his reverence for tho
every tellow-creuture.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13
GENERAL.

Sioux City parties have purchased all the
right, title. interest and franchise of the St
Paul owners in the Sioux City and Des Moines
road. The taxes voted to this line in Sac and
Woodbury. Counties have been released. This
action is taken with the possible hope that
Sioux City will extend her corporate limits
and vote the $4,000 required to insure The
speedy construction Of bridge across the
Missouri opposite Sioux City.
The Chicago and Northwestern has let the
contract for grading their line from Kingsley,
Iowa, to the new town of Neville.
twenty-five thousand dollars of ~ per
cent Dakota bonds have just been negotiated
at premium of l per cent, including accrued
interest
The G., B. and @. road is the first to sur
render in the railroad fight After the 5tb
eastern lines will be permitted to act az it's
agents.
The body found on the banks of the Red
river about ten miles south of Moorhead was
identified as that of DR.. c. E. Sayles, of the
late firm of Farmhouse g. Sayles, of Valley
City, d. L. He was one of the bondsmen of
Pease, the treasurer of Barnes County, who
defaulted for about $4,000, and in conee-
qucnce his firm had to suspend
A heavy fall of snow is reported at Salt
Lake, Utah.
1t is announced that the Milwaukee and
St Paul railroad will be extended To his
marck, Dakota, before fall
Capt John L. Greer Lug been relieved
from duty as chief ordnance officer of the de-
partmcnt of the Missouri. Ind command of
the Fort Leavcnwo:th ordnance department
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

Mean Proctor, West Virginia, three col
ored thieves, the brothers Sylvester, were
hanged to tree by white citizens.
The distillery of E. G. Berry, at Owens
boro, Kentucky. valued at $4,000, has been
destroyed by fire.
The hotel and livery and feed stables OF
Kensett, belonging to Owen Perkins, burned
early in the week. Loss about $4,000.
The Murray Iron Works of Burlington
were consumed by fire. Loss, $4,000.
The big shops of the Chicago Forge and
Bolt Company, OF Chicago, were burned this
week The total loss is fully $4,000 Dur
ing the fire Bartlett Hazlet q spectator, was
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13

and ordered to duty with the ordnance board
for testing riled cannon, with station AZ new
York 49,.
True bills have been found against thlr-
teen Of the Fan Handle railroad employees ar
rested on the charge of robbing freight cars q
The new grounds of the Philadeipnla oail
park have been opened They are the most
complete and best appointed in the on'seo
States. ..-.
There is good authority for the statement
that the Rock Island Road has decided TO ex-
tend to Denver in an AIRLINE from Horton
Ran, passing through the county seat OF each
countv in the northern tier OF Kansas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13

WHILE agreeing in general with the
theory that comets have their origin
Deyond the limits of the solar system
Prof. Daniel Kirkwood finds proof that
some OF those of short period are minor
planets, whose orbits in the asteroid
zone have been changed through tho
pertur n, influence of the large plan
ets. The third comet of 1884, for in
stance, seems to have been drawn from,
the asteroids by Jupiter in Nav 1879
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13

AN artesian well being sunk at Wh;,a
Plains, New, is down over . 200 f nl.e
aao can go no further until the water
when is seventeen per cent. salt and
so heavy that the ropes and tools t;o M
On On IL and the drill does not penetrate
The rock, has been shut ont "'e
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13

oi LAE French and Indian war cost tho
e0lo me- in the neighborhood Of s5 sle
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-13

tho DIED Tor want of one foot of rome !.
o me sWve est verdict Of lyncLiny purty
The Lake Charles echo., 1887-01-22

Last Saturday Capt. NJ A. Junker,
government contractor for excavating
the canal through the inner bar at
Calcasieu Pass, arrived in Lake Charles
from the pass on board the II. S. Mail
boat Alert, suffering with severe
cold and fever, and was taken to the
residence of Capt, Harry Wait and
medical attendance summoned, but
after two days suffering the unfortun-
ate gentleman succumbed 10 the inev-
liable and died of pneumonia. DIR.
Huson, of Orange, Texas, was sum
moned and everything that medical
skill and careful nursing could do was
done 10 alleviate the suffering mans
condition, but to no avail, and at il
o'clock Monday morning the deceased
brcathed his last His wife and one
son perished in the great storm at
Sabine Pass last October, and only one
son is now left of the once happy and
prosperous family of M. A. Junker.
The remains were taken to Orange ON
Monday night for burial.
The death of Capt. Junller, we are
Informed, will in no wise interfere
with the work now being prosecuted
at Calcasieu Pass, as other parties,
who were interested with the deceased
in this work, will continue the same.
---.-.-
Nor long since the Texas and Pa
cific Railroad Company filed snit
praying for reduction Of it's assess
ment at Nachitoches from $500 to
$4,000 pei mile. After Judgement
ordering the case removed TO the
United States Circuit Court was rem
dered, the railroad proposed a compro-
mise on this basis: The company to
pay taxes on its roadbed for 1887 at
the rate of $4,000 per mile and TO pay
all cost Of the pending suit, the taxes
to be paid by Jan. 80, 1887. The
police jury have accepted this prupo-
sition, subject to the approval Of the
Auditor. There is nothing like stir
ring mp the railroad corporations.
They are always asking favors in the
way of grants and privileges, but in
variabIy kick when they are called
upon to pay their just pro rata of
taxation. The trouble in this State
is that there are too many privileges
granted to railroads and not enough
taxation, and the sooner this evil is
remedied the better it will be for the
honest TAXPAYER.